Revolutionary Girl Utena
(official site - english; tv series)
(official site - english; movie)
official site, manga - english)

/themes

  • Revolution/yonaoshi
  • Princes and princesses: from childhood to adulthood: ohtori academy, a gilt shangri-la
  • For the Garden Where All Love Ends: A Discourse Upon the Black Rose Saga
  • "Shoujo Kakumei Utena" Monomyth
  • Incest, the Forbidden Love: Other ties between family and Anthy in Shoujo Kakumei Utena
  • Girl's Revolution: An analysis of feminism in Shoujo Kakumei Utena
  • Le p'tit poussin - the meaning behind breaking the world's shell
  • In Defense of Adolescence
  • Adolescence Mokushiroku: Movie Interpretation
  • Revolution? The ending of Adolescence Mokushiroku
  • Motive and Source
  • Sex, Torment, and Body Language
  • Satan Drives a Red Convertible
  • Lyrics analysis: "Rondo-Revolution"
  • Lyrics analysis: "I Can't"
  • Lyrics analysis: "Virtual Star Embryology
  • Lyrics analysis: "When Where Who Which"
  • Lyrics analysis: "Paleosoic Within the Body"
  • Lyrics analysis: "Spira Mirabilis Theatre"
  • Lyrics analysis: "Earth as a Character Gallery"
  • Utena Shadowplay Analysis
  • In Defense of Utena
  • Hikari Sasu Niwa
  • Sex, Torment, and Body Language
  • The Prince Who Runs in the Night
  • Three Perspectives on Touga's Seitokai Duels
  • Miki, Mikage, and Genius
  • Miki and Touga: A Link in Obscurity
  • "Internal Clock, Municipal Orrery" Explained
  • On Soul Swords
  • C-Ko's Shadow Plays: An Analysis
  • Similar: Are Utena and Mikage truly the same?
  • Mikage and Mamiya
  • What's With That Stopwatch?: Symbol of Time
  • The Siblings' Manipulative Styles
  • Blood Lines: A look at Anthy/Dios and Akio's relationship
  • Beast: Ruka and Shiori
  • God: Ruka and Juri
  • Angel: Tenshi Androgynous: episode 28 duel chorus
  • Adolescence Apocalypse
  • Script Analysis: Episode 38
  • Script Analysis: Episode 39
  • Mythology and Symbolism
    - Influences
    - Roses
    - Anima/Animus
    - Brother/Sister
    - Prince/Princess
    - Eternal Youth
    -
    Shadow
    - Wise Old Man
    - Witch
  • Adolescence of Utena elements
    - Roses
    - Colours
    - Duels
    - Car
    - Prince
  • Amitie: Kiryuu Touga and Saionji Kyouichi
    - histoire: their story
    - jalousie: what Touga has that Saionji wants
    - amour: merely friends or is there more?
    - éternité: their future after Shoujo Kakumei Utena
  • They're Playing Our Song: Miki and Kozue
    - The Melody
    - Sibling Rivalry
    - Love and Hate
  • /characters

    + Tenjou Utena
    Bishounen: Tenjou Utena
    Comparison: the incarnations of Utena
    Influence: a comparison between Utena and Rose of Versailles' Oscar
    Analysis - Utena's tragic role in the series
    Turmoil - Utena's personal inner conflict
    Truth - the truth behind the premise of Utena
    Personality - how Utena acts
      [series]  [movie]
    Duels - the road to revolution
      [series]  movie]
    Relationships - friendship and love
    Revolution - did Utena really bring a revolution?
    Truth - Utena's past

    + Himemiya Anthy
    Flower Girl: Himemiya Anthy
    Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
    In the Name of Love: how Anthy became what we see today
    The Meaning of Life: why a character like Anthy exists
    Anthy as Viewer's Mirror Anthy's Malice: The World Against Himemiya

    + Kiryu Touga
    Touga: Be Sweet
    The playboy who would be prince
    Touga and the Fangirls that Adore Him
    Concerning Touga's Seitokai Duels
    The Missing Link: Manga-Touga and the Solving of a Paradox
    + Kyouchi Saionji
    Something eternal
    Saionji: character
    Saionji: You My Flower

    + Arusagawa Juri
    Believe in Me
    Two Princes

    + Kaoru Kozue
    Cherry Bomb: Kaoru Kozue

    + Kiryu Nanami
    Nanami: Introduction
    Nanami: Connections

    + Shinohara Wakaba
    The World Went Black
    Wakaba's Thing for the Big Green Monster

    + Mikage Souji
    Mikage: Conjure Me
    Puppeteer
    Memories
    Prophesy
    Connection

    + Takatsuki Shiori
    untitled
    Papillon
    Human

    + Tsuchiya Ruka
    On Ruka
    myth :: as others see him

    + Ohtori Akio
    Ohtori Akio
    Sweet Destruction: a look at Anthy's brother
    A Study of Behavioural, Personality, and Mental Disorder in Shoujo Kakumei Utena: the Patterns Illustrated by Akio Ohtori
    Akio: Debonair
    Akio: Personality
    Akio: Conquests
    Akio: On His Name
    On Movie Akio
    On Manga Akio
    How Fabulous...the Chairman Looks...and Fashion
    Akio, the Rapist?!?
    Akio and the Fangirls that Hate Him
    Akio Ohtori in Bed

    + Ohtori Kanae
    Anime - Kanae as seen in the animated series
    Movie - Kanae, "Adolescence of Utena" style
    In Defense of Kanae
    Kanae's Fashion Sense

    + Mrs. Ohtori
    Background
    Analysis

    + Sonoda Keiko
    Character Analysis: Keiko Sonoda